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heron's bill

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her⋅on's-bill

[her-uhnz-bil]
–noun
stork's-bill (def. 1).

Origin:
1570–80

stork's-bill

[stawrks-bil]
–noun
1. Also called heron's-bill. any of various plants belonging to the genus Erodium, of the geranium family, having deeply lobed leaves, loose clusters of pink, purple, white, or yellow flowers, and long, slender fruit.
2. geranium (def. 2).

Origin:
1555–65
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heron's bill

noun
any of various plants of the genus Erodium [syn: storksbill
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